Leadership

This week I want to lift some content out of my book I See You: to lead well you need credibility. Whilst you will judge a leader’s credibility by what they do and say, the leader’s credibility starts as an inside job. As John C. Maxwell says: “People unaware of who they are and what …

A Little Known Fact That Establishes a Leaders Credibility Read More »

Like many I watched the spectacle of the coronation of King Charles III this weekend. A ceremony which has remained little changed over 1000 years. It was interesting to watch all the different things that happened in the ceremony. Behind closed doors he was anointed with oil, an act full of meaning connecting him to …

The Secrets Successful Leaders have Learnt about Influence Read More »

At the beginning of this blog let me ask you what do you lead out of? Perhaps a better question would be how do you motivate those you lead? After years of rubbing shoulders with different leaders I am certain there are only two places leaders lead from, and they have completely different impacts. In …

Great Leaders Understand Influence Comes from a Right Motive Read More »

What do you do when you have a free weekend at the end of March? What I do is go hill walking in the Lake District with my best friend. Following the maxim that there is no such thing as the wrong weather only wearing the wrong clothing, we set out to walk and climb …

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This morning I had a revelation. For some time I have been thinking about replacing my electric shaver. It has been making strange noises and I wasn’t sure it was such a close shave anymore. It is amazing what you can put up with – you rationalise what you have, ‘it’s still working’, ‘I haven’t …

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In a different culture there are differing attitudes towards safety. In my recent visit to India I wondered whether the wearing of helmets on motorbikes had got any better. On the whole it had but it was interesting to see those who were riding around with their helmet between their knees or hanging on their …

5 Reasons Purpose is Crucial to Engagement Read More »

The gap in producing insights the last three weeks is because I have been on my travels, and it made me wonder: do you ever make assumptions about things based on the culture you are from? Being back in India was a great reminder of the cultural things I had forgotten. Delayed from returning due …

Opening Your Eyes to Diversity Read More »

Have you ever been in a meeting or had a conversation with a colleague and you end up in a place where you have been misunderstood and things have got heated? You have no idea how you got there? It happens more often than you think. If you want to avoid these situations, the first …

Knowing Yourself to Lead Yourself Read More »

As a leader how are you feeling about 2023? How can you show up as the best version of yourself more often than not? To lead well you need to be able to work out how to look after yourself. One of the keys to being at your best is to understand how to manage …

At Your Best Read More »

As you approach 2023 what expectations do you have? What do you expect from yourself, your colleagues, those you lead? Expectations of ourselves can sometimes lead to disappointment. On the other hand they can stretch you to achieve far more than you thought possible. As you enter a new year what is your vision for …

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